Bitch Planet
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Cover art for Bitch Planet #1 (December 2014) by Valentine De Landro. All Image Comics characters are trademarks of and copyright 2008 Image Comics or their respective owners. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly (loosely) |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Feminist Dystopian |
| Publication date | December 2014 to present |
| No. of issues | 10 |
| Main character(s) |
Kamau Kogo (Kam) Penny Rolle Fanny Renelle |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Kelly Sue DeConnick |
| Artist(s) | Valentine De Landro |
Bitch Planet is an ongoing American comic book created by writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Valentine De Landro. The series is a feminist send-up of the exploitation film genre that takes place in a dystopian reality where non-compliant women are sent to an off-planet prison.[1][2]
Publication history
DeConnick described the creation of the book as being "born of a deep and abiding love for exploitation and women in prison movies of the ’60s and ’70s."[3]
The first issue was published in December 2014 by Image Comics.[4]
Plot
The series focuses on a number of women who have been imprisoned at an off-planet prison known as the Auxiliary Compliance Outpost for being "non-compliant." Narrative arcs move back and forth through time, presenting how the women were arrested in the first place as well as their various experiences within the prison.
Volume 1: Extraordinary Machine
| Issue # | Release date | ||||
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| 1 | December 10, 2014 | ||||
| 2 | January 28, 2015 | ||||
| 3 | February 18, 2015 | ||||
| 4 | April 29, 2015 | ||||
| 5 | September 9, 2015 | ||||
Volume 2: President Bitch
| Issue # | Release date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | January 6, 2016 | ||||
| 7 | February 17, 2016 | ||||
| 8 | June 22, 2016 | ||||
| 9 | November 2, 2016 | ||||
| 10 | April 26, 2017 | ||||
Characters
Inmates
- Marian Collins
- Penny Rolle
- Kamau Kogo
- Meiko Maki
- Violet
Prison administration and bureaucracy
- Roberto Solanza
- The Model
- Schiti
Reception
Reaction to Bitch Planet has been generally positive.[5] Susana Polo at The Mary Sue said: "Bitch Planet promised space prison, violence, a heck of a lot of ladies of various colors, and a reclamation of the “women in prison” subgenre of exploitation film for the modern audience. Its first issue delivers." [6] Jeff Lake writing for IGN called it "an excellent comic."[7] Chris Sims of Comics Alliance, reviewing the first issue, said "it’s thrilling, it’s violent, and it’s one of the best first issues of the year."[8] The first volume of the comic got more mixed reviews from The Guardian, which praised the series as a "refreshing foray into the feminist exploitation genre," while also criticizing it for the use of "lots of ingredients...without much forethought," leading to muddled critiques of religion and politics.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Hudson, Laura (11 December 2014). "The Only Comic About Gladiator Women in Space Prison You Will Ever Need". Wired. Condé Nast. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "Bitch Planet: The Feminist Exploitation Comic You Desperately Need". io9. December 30, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Kelly Sue DeConnick tackles exploitation tropes in ‘Bitch Planet’". Hero Complex. January 24, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ DeConnick, Kelly Sue (w), De Landro, Valentine (a). Bitch Planet 1 (December 10, 2014), Image Comics
- ↑ "Bitch Planet #1". Comic Book Roundup. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Review: Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Bitch Planet #1". The Mary Sue. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Bitch Planet #1 Review". IGN. December 10, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "A Seething Hell Of Steel And Stone And Women Behind Bars: ‘Bitch Planet’ #1 [Review]". Comics Alliance. December 10, 2014. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ King-Slutzky, Johannah (2015-03-06). "Welcome to Bitch Planet: the comic that's reimagining feminism". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-07.